NFU luncheon
Phil
--
Phil. Empty bellies not retoric fuel the flames of revolution.
Kevin
<sw...@greexheyes.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Anybody going tomorrow?
Not invited!!
Hope you enjoy it.
Well done
Kevin
Phil
<sw...@greexheyes.demon.co.uk> writes
>Anybody going tomorrow?
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jim Webster
Phil <sw...@greexheyes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <RP3x1IAo...@greenheyes.demon.co.uk>, Phil
> <sw...@greexheyes.demon.co.uk> writes
> >Anybody going tomorrow?
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> --
so what happened?
--
Jim Webster
"The pasture of stupidity is unwholesome to mankind"
'Abd-ar-Rahman b. Muhammad b. Khaldun al-Hadrami'
Jim Webster
> Anybody going tomorrow?
> --
doubt they would have me
--
Jim Webster
"The pasture of stupidity is unwholesome to mankind"
'Abd-ar-Rahman b. Muhammad b. Khaldun al-Hadrami'
> Phil. Empty bellies not retoric fuel the flames of revolution.
David G. Bell
j...@freeserve.spam.co.uk "Jim Webster" wrote:
> Phil <sw...@greexheyes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > Anybody going tomorrow?
>
> doubt they would have me
If previous stories are any guide, I doubt you'd miss much.
Maybe Oz ought to send his Hobden to explain things to them.
--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.
"Let me get this straight. You're the KGB's core AI, but you're afraid
of a copyright infringement lawsuit over your translator semiotics?"
From "Lobsters" by Charles Stross.
Phil
<j...@freeserve.spam.co.uk> writes
>
>Phil <sw...@greexheyes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:J2zn7JAk...@greenheyes.demon.co.uk...
>> In article <RP3x1IAo...@greenheyes.demon.co.uk>, Phil
>> <sw...@greexheyes.demon.co.uk> writes
>> >Anybody going tomorrow?
>> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> --
>
>so what happened
Farming Ambassador of the year:))
--
Jim Webster
> In article <b4r056$rhh$1...@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>, Jim Webster
> <j...@freeserve.spam.co.uk> writes
> >
> >Phil <sw...@greexheyes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:J2zn7JAk...@greenheyes.demon.co.uk...
> >> In article <RP3x1IAo...@greenheyes.demon.co.uk>, Phil
> >> <sw...@greexheyes.demon.co.uk> writes
> >> >Anybody going tomorrow?
> >> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >> --
> >
> >so what happened
>
> Farming Ambassador of the year:))
I remember the PR slurge and I seem to think everyone was most
congratulatory about your success, but then it all died down and I
forgot all about it :-((
--
Jim Webster
"The pasture of stupidity is unwholesome to mankind"
'Abd-ar-Rahman b. Muhammad b. Khaldun al-Hadrami'
>
Kevin
<j...@freeserve.spam.co.uk> wrote:
>
>so what happened?
I presumed he meant this and I will leave you to guess why he was
there:-
FARMING'S "CREAM OF THE CROP" ANNOUNCED
Farming's highest achievers were rewarded yesterday (Thursday) when
they picked up the industry's equivalent of the Oscars - the NFU
Farming Excellence Awards. The awards - formerly the NFU President's
Awards - are now in their fifth year and celebrate outstanding
contribution to agriculture and horticulture. NFU President Ben Gill,
who presented the array of awards at a gala lunch in London, said:
"The achievements of all finalists and particularly the winners have
been remarkable and their passion and dedication an inspiration to
others.
"I have every confidence that with ambassadors like these, farming and
horticulture has a great future. English Nature Farming For Wildlife
Award - sponsored by English Nature and Country Life - Charles
Bransden, Staines, Middlesex. Great British Food Award - sponsored by
Sainsbury's and BBC Good Food Magazine - Julian Temperley, Martock,
Somerset.
Young Farmer of the Year Award - sponsored by Tesco and Farmers'
Weekly - Bruce Whitehead, Tenterden, Kent. Farming Ambassador of the
Year Award - sponsored by Safeway and Farmers' Guardian - Philip
Smallwood, Stanthorne, Middlewich. Farming Business of the Year Award
- sponsored by ASDA and The Grocer - Rod Adlington, Balsall Common,
near Coventry.
IN MEMORIAM
The Daily Telegraph David Brown Award - in memory of Daily Telegraph
agriculture editor, the late David Brown, and sponsored by The Daily
Telegraph - Caerwyn Roberts, Harlech, Wales. This award is chosen
personally by NFU President Ben Gill for outstanding contribution to
the industry.
Winners in each category, except the English Nature Farming for
Wildlife Award, received £1,000, a commemorative plaque and a framed
certificate. Each runner-up received £200 and a framed certificate.
The winner of the English Nature Farming for Wildlife Award will
receive £6,000 from English Nature and the runner-up £4,000 to
implement approved conservation plans.
National judges were: Clive Aslet, Country Life; Anne Kelaart, English
Nature; Mike Green, Farmers' Guardian; Stephen Howe, Farmers's Weekly;
Simon Mowbray, The Grocer; Janet Gee, National Federation of Young
Farmers'Clubs; Marcus Themans, National Farmers' Union; Gillian Van
der Meer, Womens'Food and Farming Union; Henrietta Green, Food Lovers'
Fairs; Gillian Carter, BBC Good Food Magazine. The judging panel was
chaired by NFU Director General Richard Macdonald.
Kevin
<j...@freeserve.spam.co.uk> wrote:
>I remember the PR slurge and I seem to think everyone was most
>congratulatory about your success, but then it all died down and I
>forgot all about it
I haven't, but that is another hat.....
Kevin
Kevin
<j...@freeserve.spam.co.uk> wrote:
>doubt they would have me
No comment
Kevin
ambles away sniggering!!
(charlie, lima, alpha)
Keith Williams
Well done.....
Regards Keith.
Jim Webster
Keith Williams <Keith.Wi...@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
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unfortunately, given the priority the government gives to agriculture at
the moment, he is going to be stationed in Ulan Bator. :-((
Jim Webster
Kevin <Ho...@nospamthankyou.farmline.com> wrote in message
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I remember one old lad at some farming function shaking his head sadly
and saying, "tha's blown tha chance of a knighthood lad, coming wi yon
lot, they'll assume you've already got yan."
Hamish Macbeth
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>
> I remember one old lad at some farming function shaking his head sadly
> and saying, "tha's blown tha chance of a knighthood lad, coming wi yon
> lot, they'll assume you've already got yan."
>
>
:) you really should do sub-titles for our foreign viewers.
David P
sw...@greexheyes.demon.co.uk says...
> In article <RP3x1IAo...@greenheyes.demon.co.uk>, Phil
> <sw...@greexheyes.demon.co.uk> writes
> >Anybody going tomorrow?
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
Well Done!
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David
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Michelle Fulton
"Hamish Macbeth" <Ham...@buddenbrooks.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> :) you really should do sub-titles for our foreign viewers.
LOL :-) I actually think I understood it. That must mean I've been around
a while. I truly appreciate Jim's talent at phonetics :-)
M
Hamish Macbeth
"Michelle Fulton" <m.fu...@nospam-sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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One wonders however if the former or later is his normal speech pattern :)
David G. Bell
<ORpca.1306$Z43.59...@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com>
m.fu...@nospam-sbcglobal.net "Michelle Fulton" wrote:
John Paul Jones came from just around the corner, didn't he?
Don't tell Georgie that he had the rank of Admiral in the Russian
Navy...
Jim Webster
Hamish Macbeth <Ham...@buddenbrooks.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
Not needed, Michelle merely takes another shot of swallowing whiskey and
reads it through again until it makes sense.
Jim Webster
"David G. Bell" <db...@zhochaka.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Friday, in article
> <ORpca.1306$Z43.59...@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com>
> m.fu...@nospam-sbcglobal.net "Michelle Fulton" wrote:
>
> > "Hamish Macbeth" <Ham...@buddenbrooks.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:b4t8q6$nmu$1...@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > >
> > > :) you really should do sub-titles for our foreign viewers.
> >
> > LOL :-) I actually think I understood it. That must mean I've been
around
> > a while. I truly appreciate Jim's talent at phonetics :-)
>
> John Paul Jones came from just around the corner, didn't he?
yep,
the first person ever to land to set fire to a town, and have to knock
someone up to borrow a light.
Jim Webster
I'm multilingual:-))
It does depend on company. I tend to speak slowly and carefully when
dealing with furriners.
Hamish Macbeth
>
> Hamish Macbeth <Ham...@buddenbrooks.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Jim Webster" <j...@freeserve.spam.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:b4t8a4$760$2...@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >
> > >
> > > I remember one old lad at some farming function shaking his head
> sadly
> > > and saying, "tha's blown tha chance of a knighthood lad, coming wi
> yon
> > > lot, they'll assume you've already got yan."
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > :) you really should do sub-titles for our foreign viewers.
>
> Not needed, Michelle merely takes another shot of swallowing whiskey and
> reads it through again until it makes sense.
>
>
I think it takes a lot of Whiskey to get from Texan to Lancashire :),
I think you get from Texan to unconscious first.
Jim Webster
what a thing to say about a lady.
I'm sure she can manage perfectly well.
Michelle Fulton
"Jim Webster" <j...@freeserve.spam.co.uk> wrote
>
> Not needed, Michelle merely takes another shot of swallowing whiskey and
> reads it through again until it makes sense.
LOL :-))) How did you know ?!?!
M ;-)
Michelle Fulton
> I think you get from Texan to unconscious first.
LOL :-) That was good one!
M
Jim Webster
surely that should be "how du'all know"?
I just luv the cute way Americans speak
:-)))
--
Jim Webster
"The pasture of stupidity is unwholesome to mankind"
'Abd-ar-Rahman b. Muhammad b. Khaldun al-Hadrami'
>
> M ;-)
>
>
Hamish Macbeth
>
> Michelle Fulton <m.fu...@nospam-sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:4Dtca.5$F46.2...@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
> >
> > "Jim Webster" <j...@freeserve.spam.co.uk> wrote
> > >
> > > Not needed, Michelle merely takes another shot of swallowing whiskey
> and
> > > reads it through again until it makes sense.
> >
> > LOL :-))) How did you know ?!?!
>
> surely that should be "how du'all know"?
>
> I just luv the cute way Americans speak
>
>
> :-)))
>
>
> --
It's that image of Madona in the cowboy outfit isn't it ?
Jim Webster
I don't think I would accuse Michelle of being "an incipient pasta
momma" :-))
which is the last phrase I heard about Madona
Kevin
<j...@freeserve.spam.co.uk> wrote:
>I remember one old lad at some farming function shaking his head sadly
>and saying, "tha's blown tha chance of a knighthood lad, coming wi yon
>lot, they'll assume you've already got yan."
LOL
Kevin
Michelle Fulton
>
> surely that should be "how du'all know"?
I'm not as good at phonitecs as you, Jim ;-)
> I just luv the cute way Americans speak
I'm thinking you don't really think it's *cute* ;-)
M
Michelle Fulton
>
> I don't think I would accuse Michelle of being "an incipient pasta
> momma" :-))
Thank you ;-)
M
Jim Webster
If you catch them you and domesticate them properly it is possible to
have them speaking a reasonable English by the time they are adults.